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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Travis throw at the dog?

2. What did the dog bring to Travis that startled him?

3. Who lived in Newport?

4. How many people died for the "association" with Travis?

5. Who was Nora Devon afraid of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the dog look after he had some attention paid to him?

2. What did Travis compare and contrast in the dog's behavior?

3. What things did Arthur Streck knock over while trying to escape Einstein?

4. What does Hudston have in common with Davis and Elizabeth?

5. Who was Wes Dalburg?

6. What did the dog that met up with Travis on the trail look like?

7. How did Einstein convey his thoughts on Travis and Nora's relationship?

8. What was it Nora feared most about the person who scared her?

9. How does Travis react to the unknown assailant?

10. How did Vince enter the home of Dr. Yarbeck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Travis killed the Outsider, do you think it was more an act of revenge or pity? Why? What would you do if you had been Travis? What things that the Outsider does make it seem more human? More animal?

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between the way Travis and Nora approach Einstein's sickness? What are the instigating events preceding both their views? How does this affect each of their life outlooks in general? How do they compliment one another?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how you believe you would react to having an abnormally intelligent animal. What kind of things could you do with a normal dog versus what a dog of heightened intelligence might do? What has Einstein done to reassure his master of his intellect? What things in chapter two argue against and for the intelligence of Einstein?

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